Regulatory Watch: More food inspectors expected next year

The Bush Administration’s proposed 2004 budget contains a big increase in spending for USDA’s Food Safety Inspection System. As part of the increasing emphasis on homeland security, FSIS would receive an increase of $42 million, resulting in the addition of 80 new food inspectors, bringing the total to 7,680.

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